# Cube vs Anaplan: which do AI models recommend for corporate performance ma, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, Corporate performance management. Zero of twelve models named Cube first on the direct prompt; zero named Anaplan. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/planning/corporate-performance-management/cube-vs-anaplan/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cube | 5% | #6 of 12 | 0% | 14 | 8 of 12 |
| Anaplan | 2% | #8 of 12 | 56% | 41 | 12 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Pigment) (alternatives: Cube, Mosaic, NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, Planful, Prophix, Vena)
- Mistral Small: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Prophix)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Datarails, Drivetrain, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Sonar) (alternatives: Anaplan, OneStream, Planful, Vena)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, OneStream, Vena)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Pigment, Planful, Prophix) (alternatives: Cube, Drivetrain, Workday Adaptive Planning)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: Workday Adaptive Planning) (alternatives: OneStream, Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix, Vena)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Planful) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Prophix, Workday Adaptive Planning, deFacto Global)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: Prophix) (alternatives: Drivetrain, Limelight, Planful, Vena)

## What the models said about Anaplan

- "you generally want to avoid heavy enterprise platforms like Anaplan or Oracle (which cost tens of thousands annually)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning are the top recommendations due to their scalability, strong FP&A features" (Mistral Small, paraphrase prompt, first choice)

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.